Donna L Korvick

US Patent:

7857185, Dec 28, 2010

Filed:

Feb 14, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/031539

Inventors:

Jeffrey S. Swayze - Hamilton OH, US
Thomas W. Huitema - Cincinnati OH, US
Glen A. Armstrong - Hamilton OH, US
Shailendra K. Parihar - Mason OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Kevin R. Doll - Mason OH, US
Bret W. Smith - King Mills OH, US
William D. Kelly - Mason OH, US
Ronald J. Kolata - Raleigh NC, US
Joshua R. Uth - Mason OH, US
Charles J. Scheib - Loveland OH, US
Jerome R. Morgan - Cincinnati OH, US
Mark H. Ransick - West Chester OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 17/068

US Classification:

2271752, 227 19, 2271761

Abstract:

A disposable loading unit for operable attachment to a surgical stapling apparatus. The disposable loading unit may have a carrier that supports a staple cartridge and an anvil assembly that is movable coupled to the carrier. The various embodiments may further have an axial drive assembly that is configured to impart a closing motion to the anvil assembly and also supports a cutting blade thereon. The axial drive assembly is configured to receive firing motions and retraction motions from the surgical stapling apparatus. Various embodiments have an anvil release assembly that enables the anvil assembly to be released from a clamping orientation in the event that the cutting blade becomes jammed during operation.

US Patent:

7892220, Feb 22, 2011

Filed:

Oct 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/538559

Inventors:

Craig N. Faller - Milford OH, US
Bennie Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Wells D. Haberstich - Loveland OH, US
Anil K. Nalagatla - Mason OH, US
Douglas J. Turner - Cincinnati OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61M 31/00
A61F 2/00
A61F 2/02

US Classification:

604506, 600 29, 623 2365

Abstract:

An apparatus for achieving weight loss in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus has a barrier material and an applicator for dispensing the barrier material about the intestine. An injector is used to place the barrier material to block nutrient transfer from the intestine into the blood stream. The barrier material is a polymerizable adhesive that can be injected interstitially between layers of the intestine, or injected into vascular structures to partially block the flow of blood to the nutrient absorbing layers.

US Patent:

7980443, Jul 19, 2011

Filed:

Feb 15, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/031873

Inventors:

Charles J. Scheib - Loveland OH, US
Geoffrey C. Hueil - Mason OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Douglas B. Hoffman - Harrison OH, US
Patrick A. Weizman - Liberty Township OH, US
Dean B. Bruewer - Fairfield OH, US
Kevin R. Doll - Mason OH, US
Bret W. Smith - Kings Mills OH, US
William D. Kelly - Mason OH, US
Ronald J. Kolata - Raleigh NC, US
Joshua R. Uth - Mason OH, US
Jerome R. Morgan - Cincinnati OH, US
Kyle P. Moore - Mason OH, US
Mark H. Ransick - West Chester OH, US
Steven G. Hall - Cincinnati OH, US
Randall J. Tanguay - Lebanon OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Galen C. Robertson - Cincinnati OH, US
Andrew M. Zwolinski - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze - Hamilton OH, US
Thomas W. Huitema - Cincinnati OH, US
Glen A. Armstrong - Hamilton OH, US
Shailendra K. Parihar - Mason OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Gregory B. Blair - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 17/068

US Classification:

2271801, 227 19, 2271761

Abstract:

In various embodiments, an anvil of a disposable loading unit including a first member having staple pockets for deforming staples, a first cover plate secured to the first member, and a second cover plate secured to at least one of the first member and the first cover plate, wherein the first and second cover plates can be configured to support the first member. In at least one embodiment, an anvil can include a first member inserted into a second member, where at least one of the first and second members can be deformed to retain one to the other. In various embodiments, a surgical stapling instrument can include a disposable loading unit comprising a staple cartridge, an anvil, and a sleeve, wherein the sleeve can be configured to be slid relative to the staple cartridge and the anvil to hold the anvil in a closed position.

US Patent:

8453906, Jun 4, 2013

Filed:

Jul 14, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/836383

Inventors:

Zhifan F. Huang - Mason OH, US
Jason L. Harris - Mason OH, US
Prasanna Malaviya - Mason OH, US
Foster B. Stulen - Mason OH, US
Jeffrey S. Swayze - Hamilton OH, US
Scott A. Woodruff - Cincinnati OH, US
Gwendolyn P. Payne - Cincinnati OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
David K. Norvell - Monroe OH, US
Aron O. Zingman - Cincinnati OH, US
Paul Guerra - Los Gatos CA, US
Mary E. Mootoo - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey L. Aldridge - Lebanon OH, US
Timothy G. Dietz - Terrace Park OH, US
David A. Witt - Maineville OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 17/068

US Classification:

2271761, 227 19, 2271752, 2271801, 606139, 606219

Abstract:

An end-effector assembly configured to be attached to a surgical instrument. The end-effector assembly comprises a first jaw and a second jaw comprising a staple cavity. At least one of the first jaw and the second jaw is movable relative to the other jaw. The end-effector assembly comprises a staple removably positioned within the staple cavity and an electrically-conductive driver configured to move the staple between a first stored position in which the staple is at least partially positioned within the staple cavity and a second position in which the staple is at least partially deployed from the staple cavity into tissue positioned intermediate the first jaw and the second jaw. The staple comprises an electrode.

US Patent:

8491526, Jul 23, 2013

Filed:

May 13, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/779477

Inventors:

Michael D. Cronin - Cincinnati OH, US
Jerome R. Morgan - Cincinnati OH, US
Patrick D. Dugan - Madeira OH, US
Rebecca J. Mollere - Loveland OH, US
John B. Schulte - West Chester OH, US
David A. Witt - Maineville OH, US
Joseph P. Schowalter - South Lebanon OH, US
Eugene L. Timperman - Cincinnati OH, US
Prasanna Malaviya - Mason OH, US
Shailendra K. Parihar - Mason OH, US
Shelby L. Cook Kornbluth - Foxborough MA, US
Richard W. Timm - Cincinnati OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Peter K. Shires - Hamilton OH, US
Barbara L. Mattson - Cincinnati OH, US
Matthew C. Miller - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61M 37/00
A61M 1/00
A61M 5/00

US Classification:

604 82, 604191, 604128, 604187

Abstract:

A surgical device comprises a housing, a bioprocessing module, an end effector, and a pumping device. The bioprocessing module comprises media reservoirs, fluid conduits in communication with the reservoirs, and a port through which media is expelled. The end effector is configured for insertion into a lumen and delivering a tissue repair composition into that lumen. The end effector has at least one fluid conduit extending therethrough and at least one orifice in communication with the fluid conduit. The fluid conduit in the first end effector is in fluid communication with the port on the bioprocessing module. The pumping device is operable to urge a tissue repair composition comprising at least a portion of the contents of the media reservoirs through the fluid conduit of the first end effector such that the tissue repair composition is expelled from the at least one orifice.

US Patent:

8523885, Sep 3, 2013

Filed:

Sep 18, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/562257

Inventors:

Wells D. Haberstich - Loveland OH, US
Geoffrey C. Hueil - Mason OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
Kyle P. Moore - Mason OH, US
Daniel J. Mumaw - Milford OH, US
Mark S. Ortiz - Milford OH, US
Patrick J. Swindon - Cincinnati OH, US
Eric W. Thompson - Pleasant Plain OH, US
Lauren S. Weaner - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 17/12

US Classification:

606151, 600 37

Abstract:

An apparatus for regulating the functioning of a patient's organ or duct includes an elongated member having a first end and a second end. A fastener is disposed on the first end of the elongated member. The fastener is configured to engage the second end of the elongated member so that the elongated member forms a loop around the organ or duct. A tension element is disposed for movement within the elongated member. A drive element is associated with and engages the tension element for causing the tension element to control the tension applied by the elongated member against a patient's body organ or duct. A load monitor ensures that excessive pressure is not applied to a patient's body organ or duct.

US Patent:

8591459, Nov 26, 2013

Filed:

Dec 17, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/971249

Inventors:

Jeffrey W. Clymer - Mason OH, US
Prasanna Malaviya - Mason OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Kevin L. Houser - Springboro OH, US
Cory G. Kimball - Cincinnati OH, US
Foster B. Stulen - Mason OH, US
Taylor W. Aronhalt - Loveland OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61M 37/00
A61B 10/00

US Classification:

604 9301, 600562

Abstract:

Biomarkers are collected and used to determine biological propensities of a patient, to determine the efficacy of medical devices, to select and administer therapeutic agents, to select medical devices, to make adjustments to medical devices, and/or to adjust surgical techniques. An apparatus includes a port to draw a biological fluid (e. g. , a mist) from a surgical site. The apparatus includes a sensor having a cantilevered beam. The beam includes substances selected to attract certain biomarkers as the fluid is communicated across the beam. The same apparatus or another apparatus is used to administer a therapeutic agent based at least in part on collected biomarker data. The therapeutic agent delivery apparatus may include a device that is also used to create a wound at a surgical site. For instance, a harmonic surgical instrument may be used to both collect biomarkers and administer a therapeutic agent (e. g. , gene therapy using sonoporation).

US Patent:

8603138, Dec 10, 2013

Filed:

Oct 4, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/538571

Inventors:

Craig N. Faller - Milford OH, US
Wells D. Haberstitch - Loveland OH, US
Donna L. Korvick - Maineville OH, US
Bennie Thompson - Cincinnati OH, US
Douglas J. Turner - Cincinnati OH, US
Anil K. Nalagatla - Mason OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61B 17/08
A61D 1/00

US Classification:

606216

Abstract:

A surgical device to stanch the flow of blood is disclosed. The surgical device can place an implantable adhesive over or around varices or other bleeders. The surgical device has a vacuum system for capturing tissue and an adhesive system to apply adhesive to the captured tissue. A vacuum chamber is used to contact tissue and contains a chamber therein for the reception of tissue. An adhesive applicator is provided within the vacuum chamber and moves longitudinally therein to apply adhesive to tissue. The surgical device can apply an adhesive patch to tissue or inject adhesive into tissue. Alternately, an adhesive actuator and a chemical agent can be dispensed to tissue within the vacuum chamber.